Does the stock 2002 Stratus SE CD player have the proper equipment to run subs & an amp? Simple yes or no will be helpful. Thanks...

 

NO YOU WOULD NEED A CROSSOVER FOR THAT OR A HIGH LEVEL INPUT ON YOUR AMP TO DO SO.

 

Now I'm lost, no idea what i'm doing when it comes to car audio. I usually let the pro's handle it but this time I'm wanting to learn. I was asking a friend & I wa told all I would need are the correct RCA outputs on my stock player. I have no idea if they have it(havne't looked yet). How would I know if I have a high level output on my amp. Like what is considered high I should ask?

Alright talking to one of my buddies again, he said tha tI could wire the RCA cables in the rear as appose to doing it through the player. Will this work properly?

 

you'll need an RCA high to low level adapter , it gets spliced into the rear speakers and converts the line level to RCA output then plug the rca's from there to the sub amp , you'll need to run power ground and a remote turn on line from the front

 

Okay so looking at my amp today (been pretty busy so this was the first time really looking at it). Next to the low input cable there was a high input as well. What's that for?

If I were to just use the rear speakers where can I get the wiring & can you kind of explain the running the power ground from the front. Do you mean just hook the amp straight to the battery?

 

Ok. the "high level" on the amp is where you can hook directly to your speaker wires. "low level" is the RCA connections, not commonly found on factory units.

To power the amp, you will need to have 3 wires. Power, Ground, Remote. The power should be a heavy cable running directly to the battery, with an inline fuse near the battery. The ground should be the same gauge wire as the power wire, and should not be longer than 2 feet (longer is OK, but may degrade performance, the shorter the better). The remote is a thinner wire commonly connected to a power source that turns on and off with the car or radio. You can get wire kits for smaller amps that include all these wires/fuses in one box at your local "big box" store. A toggle switch can work too, but you'll have to remember to turn it off, or it will run the battery down. If you would like some rough diagrams, you can PM me and i'll send em out first chance I get.

 

Thanks for the help fella's! I ended up getting the RCA connections at Car Toys & a new wiring kit for the amp. It hits harder than I've ever before so something is WAY different. Thanks guys!

 

Glad things are working right for ya. It's so much better when it's "your" project, and not somebody that hooked it up for you.